Arnstein & Lehr LLP recently announced the formation of its Commercial Solutions Service Group to assist clients in navigating the increasingly complex legal issues that have emerged in connection with situations of financial distress in today’s economy. The Service Group is comprised of highly experienced attorneys from its offices in both Chicago and Florida, who [...]

Congratulations to Miami Associate Andrea Cox who recently received the designation Board Certified in Appellate Practice after passing The Florida Bar certification exam for appellate lawyers. Andrea’s trial and appellate practice focuses on insurance and corporate defense, including product liability, medical device, personal injury, and malpractice cases.  She also drafts and argues dispositive motions before trial courts in [...]

Samuel Levine recently authored “Lien cuisine and other construction delights” in the Illinois State Bar Association’s Real Property newsletter (Vol. 52, No. 8, Apr. 2007). Levine has also been appointed a member of the Real Estate Law Section Council for the ISBA (2007-08 fiscal year) and a member of the Commercial Banking & Bankruptcy Section [...]

Chicago Partner Adam Fayne’s article, “Taxation of Lawsuit Recoveries,” was published in the April-May 2008 edition of Journal of Tax Practice and Procedure. Adam’s article examines the tax treatment of a recovery from a lawsuit.  He asserts that parties involved in litigation could mitigate undesirable and unintended tax consequences if only they were to think [...]

Phillip M. Hudson III, a partner in the Miami office, was named to the board of trustees of the Historical Museum of Southern Florida during its 68th annual membership meeting on April 24, 2008. One of the largest, private, regional history museums in the country, the Historical Museum of Southern Florida tells the stories of [...]

The 2008 Corporate Legal Executives Conference will take place May 6-7, 2008 at the Ritz-Carlton South Beach in Miami Beach, Florida. The conference will include sessions on economic loss doctrine, attorney-client privilege and the prohibitive cost of electronic discovery. There will also be plenty of time for networking and fun in Miami Beach.

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